Keep it short, sweet and to the point

How to craft and ESL teaching resume:

When writing an ESL teaching resume, it's especially important that you put yourself into the shoes of the hiring school. While it's true that you may be taking a risk by securing a job over the internet, the school is also making a big investment by offering a teaching job to an applicant they are not able to meet in person. As such, creating proper ESL-focused resume is key to generating interest and not losing any potential opportunities.

1. Include your address, contact information and DOB at the top of the resume. Including a proper photo in your resume is a nice touch, though not necessary.

4. The MAIN EMPLOYMENT SECTION can be titled: TEACHING-RELATED EXPERIENCE In this section you can list any relevant experience you have, be it paid or volunteer that is related to the position you are applying for.

• Be sure to let the employer know if you had a job working with children before, whether it's as a babysitter (caregiver) or a Little League coach. Understanding the psychology of children goes a long way when working in ESL.

• Your unrelated work experience can follow under the heading OTHER EXPERIENCE.

Tips & Warnings

Think of an ESL resume as a replacement for a face-to-face interview. Since it's unlikely that you will meet your employer until after everything is finalized, you need to make sure you use the resume to express everything you won't be able to say directly.

Resume Template

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